Build guide
Bespoke Saddle Maker & Saddlery OS
Horse back measurement files, tanneries and saddle tree inventories, custom commission build trackers, and rider test fitting logs — built on the Universal Base.
For: Tailors, cobblers, jewellers, furniture makers, restorers, bike builders, potters and custom workshops
- Linked databases
- 9
- Connections
- 8
- Automatic calculations
- 14
- Ready-made views
- 20
What it saves you
- Each commission totals its logged hours and material cost into a real job cost
- Profit per job is calculated from quote minus labour and materials
- Balances still owed after deposits are listed in one view
- Jobs close to their promised date are flagged before they are late
How the parts work together
- Quote: Add the customer → Create a commission with specs, quote and promised date
- Make: Record the deposit → Log hours in the work log → Record materials drawn in material use
- Hand over: Move to Ready to collect → Record the final payment → Check profit in "Job profitability"
Databases inside
Commissions
Every custom job from enquiry to collection, with quote, deposit and promised date. Labour and material costs roll up from the logs.
16 fields · 8 calculated automatically · linked to Customers, Work Log, Material Use, Horse Back & Measurement Profile, Raw Materials & Saddle Trees Stock, Custom Commission & Build Tracker, Rider Fitting & Adjustment Log
Views: Job board, At risk, Balances owed, Job profitability, Due dates
Customers
Private and trade customers with contact details and lifetime value from their commissions.
7 fields · 2 calculated automatically · linked to Commissions
Views: All customers
Work Log
Hours spent per job and person. Labour value uses the hourly rate so job costing needs no maths.
7 fields · 1 calculated automatically · linked to Commissions
Views: This week, All entries
Materials
Timber, leather, metals, fabric and hardware with stock and cost per unit. Low stock flags itself.
7 fields · 1 calculated automatically · linked to Material Use
Views: Low stock, All materials
Material Use
Materials drawn from stock for each job. Cost = quantity x the material's unit cost, and it rolls up into job costing.
6 fields · 2 calculated automatically · linked to Commissions, Materials
Views: By job
Horse Back & Measurement Profile
A database to document horse anatomical dimensions, shoulder clearance angles, and back tracing templates for custom tree fitting.
9 fields · linked to Commissions
Views: Horse Measurement Catalog, Wither Changes Over Time
Raw Materials & Saddle Trees Stock
An inventory database to monitor premium raw leathers, custom saddle spring trees, and metal tree adjusting gullets.
7 fields · linked to Commissions
Views: Leather & Trees Inventory, Saddle Trees Availability, By Supplier Tannery
Custom Commission & Build Tracker
A custom build database to organize saddlery commissions, design parameters (seat, flaps, piping), client balances, and workbench progress.
8 fields · linked to Commissions
Views: Saddlery Workbench Board, Open Commissions List
Rider Fitting & Adjustment Log
A clinical log database to document test riding sessions, rider balance feedback, panel adjustments, and horse movement scores.
7 fields · linked to Commissions
Views: Riding Trial Logs, Reflocking Due List
You get the finished workspace, not homework.
Buy it once for $29 or get it with your membership, then duplicate it into Notion with every field, link, formula, view and example row already set up.
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